{"id":53463,"date":"2019-09-22T15:47:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T15:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/22\/general-says-irans-revolutionary-guard-ready-for-any-scenario-amid-us-standoff\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:06:09","slug":"general-says-irans-revolutionary-guard-ready-for-any-scenario-amid-us-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/22\/general-says-irans-revolutionary-guard-ready-for-any-scenario-amid-us-standoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian general says Revolutionary Guard ready for \u2018any scenario\u2019 amid US standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s powerful Revolutionary Guard is ready for combat and \u201cany scenario,\u201d its chief commander said Saturday, as the country\u2019s nuclear deal with world powers collapses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/18\/saudi-arabia-says-iran-missiles-drones-attacked-oil-sites\/\" target=_blank>the U.S. alleged Iran was behind a weekend attack <\/a>on major oil sites in Saudi Arabia that shook global energy markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has denied involvement in the Sept. 14 attack that was initially claimed by Yemen\u2019s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in New York for the U.N. meetings, has warned that any retaliatory strike on Iran by the U.S. or Saudi Arabia will result in \u201can all-out war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, Gen. Hossein Salami, at a ceremony displaying pieces of an American drone Iran shot down in June, said that his forces have carried out \u201cwar exercises and are ready for any scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added: \u201cIf anyone crosses our borders, we will hit them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/22\/iran-president-says-west-should-distance-themselves-from-persian-gulf-leave-security-to-regional-nations\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19265237770500.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran president says West should \u2018distance\u2019 themselves from Persian Gulf, leave security to regional nations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Iran\u2019s president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region\u2019s waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic\u2019s military arsenal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zarif claimed in a tweet that Saudi Arabia does not believe its own allegations that Iran was responsible for the attack on Saudi oil sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is clear that even the Saudis themselves don\u2019t believe the fiction of Iranian involvement,&#8221; Zarif said, pointing to what he described as a Saudi retaliatory attack on Houthi forces in southwestern Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19265235936621.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Revolutionary Guard troops\" class=\"wp-image-53688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19265235936621.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19265235936621.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19265235936621.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19265235936621.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Revolutionary Guard troops chant slogans at a military parade marking 39th anniversary of outset of Iran-Iraq war, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia has been at war with the Houthi rebels since March 2015. The U.N., Gulf Arab nations and the U.S. accuse Iran of supplying arms to the Houthis, something Tehran denies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Houthis announced Friday they are halting all drone and ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia \u2014 a move welcomed Saturday by Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If implemented in good faith, he said, a halt to hostile military acts against the Saudis \u201ccould send a powerful message of the will to end the war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Griffiths said in a statement that he also welcomed the Houthis\u2019 \u201cexpression of further openness\u201d to implementing a prisoner exchange agreement, \u201cand the desire for a political solution to end the conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed \u201cthe importance of taking advantage of this opportunity and moving forward with all necessary steps to reduce violence, military escalation and unhelpful rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts say the missiles used in the Sept. 14 assault wouldn\u2019t have enough range to reach the oil sites in eastern Saudi Arabia from impoverished Yemen. The missiles and drones used resembled Iranian-made weapons, although analysts say more study is needed to definitively link them to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salami added that Iran does not want to start a conflict, but appeared to warn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/19\/pentagon-wont-blame-iran-for-saudi-attack-until-saudi-assessment-concludes\/\" target=_blank>the U.S. and Saudi Arabia<\/a> that Iran is prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe won\u2019t stop until the destruction of any aggressor. And we will not leave any secure spot,\u201d he said. \u201cDo not miscalculate and do not make a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1048\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1169955221.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Maj. Gen. Hossein Salam, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh\" class=\"wp-image-96434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1169955221.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1169955221.jpg.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1169955221.jpg.jpg?resize=768,537 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1169955221.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,715 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, second left, and Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh left, the head of the Revolutionary Guard&#8217;s aerospace division, are pictured at Tehran&#8217;s Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense museum, during the unveiling of an exhibition of what Iran says are US and other drones captured in its territory, in the capital Tehran on Sept. 21, 2019. (Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia&#8217;s minister of state for foreign affairs criticized Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The more engagement you have with Iran the more Iran believes its aggressive behavior is acceptable in the world, and that is not acceptable, so those issues need to be considered,&#8221; Adel al-Jubeir told a news conference. He said the kingdom was waiting for the investigation&#8217;s conclusion on where the strikes came from &#8220;so we can respond.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/09\/19\/iran-diplomat-warns-of-all-out-war-if-hit-for-saudi-attack\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19161398622922.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran diplomat warns of \u2018all-out war\u2019 if hit for Saudi attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Any attack on Iran by the U.S. or Saudi Arabia will spark an \u201call-out war,\u201d Tehran\u2019s top diplomat warned Thursday, raising the stakes as Washington and Riyadh weigh a response to a drone-and-missile strike on the kingdom\u2019s oil industry that shook global energy markets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, tiny, oil-rich Kuwait continued to sound the alarm over the potential for tensions to spiral out of control. Its state-run KUNA news agency on Saturday quoted the CEO of Kuwait Flour mills and Bakeries Co. as saying that it has foodstuffs available for upward of eight months if necessary. Mutleg al-Zayed said the company had a readiness to cope &#8220;with ramifications that may emerge as a result of conditions in the region,&#8221; without elaborating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already, Kuwait has raised the readiness of its armed forces and increased security at its ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump signaled on Friday that he was not inclined to authorize an immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attacks on the Saudi oil industry, saying he believes showing restraint &#8220;shows far more strength&#8221; and he wants to avoid an all-out war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/09\/20\/following-attacks-pentagon-prepping-to-send-troops-to-saudi-arabias-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia<\/a> and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, who withdrew the U.S. from the nuclear deal more than a year ago, said separately Friday that America &#8220;just sanctioned the Iranian national bank.&#8221; He did not elaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Treasury Department said it took action against the Central Bank of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran&#8217;s central bank chief, Abdolnasser Hemmati, sought to shrug off the new sanctions on Saturday. According to the state-run IRNA news agency, Hemmati said re-imposing sanctions on Iran&#8217;s central bank shows the U.S. has little leverage left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writers Fay Abuelgasim in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Edith M. 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